Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have made it clear that the Deputy is pushing his luck a little.

I do not blame him because that is what Deputies do. I am in charge of policy but I do not intervene and tell bus companies to move a certain bus or improve frequencies on certain routes. The Deputy would not expect me to do that. I will ensure, as I would in the context of any other case made in the House, that the NTA is informed of this debate and of the representations that have been made about the route in question.

The national development plan provides an indicative allocation of €200 million to support the development of BusConnects in Cork in line with the finalised recommendations of the new transport policy.

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